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Allen Sullivan
January 18, 2010 at 11:58 am in reply to: ex3 battery problems

I had the same problem a while back and had to jiggle the battery up and down slightly to get the spring to engage and securely hold the battery in. That annoyingly lasted for about a month, then it just went back to operating as it should.

Allen
Allen Sullivan
January 12, 2010 at 3:14 pm in reply to: Editing on a MBP – minimum specs for smooth playback?

I’m currently monitoring on a 23″ Apple Cinema Display; most of my stuff is for the Web. May be adding a Matrox MXO soon, or may bite the bullet and get a true dedicated monitor.

Allen
Allen Sullivan
January 8, 2010 at 11:34 am in reply to: Editing on a MBP – minimum specs for smooth playback?

Brent, I’m using FCP 7. Of course, also using a fast external scratch disk.
Allen Sullivan
January 5, 2010 at 11:38 pm in reply to: Editing on a MBP – minimum specs for smooth playback?

I edit XDCAM-EX HD footage on a MacBook Pro bought in April 2009. In the energy saving mode, it can be jumpy at times. In the high performance mode, no problems at all and relatively easy to work with. It is maxed out with memory, though; I’m not sure about the performance with all configurations.

Allen Sullivan
Allen Sullivan
December 2, 2009 at 12:37 pm in reply to: Do I have the right to ask for royalties?

Richard, no verifiable expertise here…a family of attorneys could be why I am not one 😉

I guess I’m coming at Gabriela’s situation where she said she might be the one-woman show, creator of every part of the piece. But like I said before, I’m coming from the still photo side where it’s much easier to be that sole creator and automatic rights holder.

I wouldn’t know from experience about a music video. Seems having an agreement in writing before work begins would help clear up potential problems down the road.

Allen
Allen Sullivan
December 2, 2009 at 1:33 am in reply to: Do I have the right to ask for royalties?

Gabriela,

Coming from a family of attorneys and having once had to take a copyright case to court (successfully), I think you’re on to something with the link you posted. I suggest you pose your question to a qualified intellectual property attorney.

I am relatively new to licensing video work and know that some norms are different than in other fields. I come from a still photography background and have found the discussions here at Creative Cow the most enlightening anywhere on all aspects of video production.

I do know that a creator of intellectual property owns the rights to what they create unless otherwise agreed to contractually (in the U.S. at least). Getting it all in writing, ahead of time, helps deter confusion and bad situations.

Allen